Game 36 Recap: BU 3, Providence 0
March 10, 2009 by Joe · Leave a Comment
Gilroy and McCarthy Receive the Regular Season Championship trophy
At the beginning of the season, no one would have expected the final Hockey East game to be as meaningful as it was. While Hockey East is always a league that runs wire to wire, the matchup between Boston University and Providence College on Sunday had major implications…. it would determine the Hockey East Regular Season Champion. Read more
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Game 35 recap - BU 8, Providence 2
March 8, 2009 by Scott Martineau · 2 Comments
Brandon Yip Reached 100 Career Points in the Victory
Having just returned from a trip down I-95 to Schneider Arena at Providence College, in a game the Terriers knew that they needed and thus could not concern themselves with Payback from the only loss that they have suffered since Thanksgiving when newcomer Friar Goalie Alex Beaudry previously looked to be every bit the second coming of former Friar Great and Hockey East legend Chris Terreri Read more
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Game 20 Recap: BU 2, Providence 4
Grant Rollheiser made 21 saves in the Loss
In a game that showed hard work does count out on the ice, Providence defeated BU by a score of 4-2 at Agganis Arena. Matt Bergland was the number 1 star of the game, notching two goals. Grant Rollheiser would absorb the loss for the Terriers, giving up 4 goals on 25 shots. Read more
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Game 20 Preview: #2 BU v. Providence
It’s Tuesday night hockey at Agganis Arena, as the Terriers take on the Friars of Providence college. BU is coming off a strong victory against Maine, while Providence won its first Hockey East game on Saturday against UMass Lowell. Let’s see how the teams match up.
Again, on paper, this game is a home run for BU. They are practically opposites in terms of offense and defense. Providence is giving up over 4 goals a game, BU is scoring just about 4. Providence scores about 2 goals a game, BU gives up about 2. Can we say that the score will be 4-2? What it ultimately comes down to, I think, will be experience and skill level. Providence just isn’t where BU is right now. In game, things can change of course, but it’s difficult to say that the Friars can win this one. Still, stranger things have happened, and BU needs to continue to play solidly to win this one.
Who to Watch Out For
Matt Bergland - The leading scorer for the Friars, Bergland is scoring at nearly a point a game, with points in the Friars last 4 games. He’s only been shut out in 5 games all season, so BU will need to check him tightly and make sure he doesn’t get many opportunities.
Pierce Norton - One of the 5 seniors on the PC roster, Norton has been playing a solid game, and is a big kid. An NHL draft pick in 2004, he has started to heat up recently as well, with points in 6 of the Friars’ last 7 games.
Other Considerations
This PC Team has a lot to prove, to try to show that they aren’t the bottom dwellers of Hockey East. Army has received a lot of criticism recently, and will want to prove that he is worthy of his job as well. You’ll have to look back two years to the last time Providence beat BU, and they beat a very very good BU team at that, handing them two of their only losses in an incredible 16 game stretch where BU lost only two games, both to Providence.
Game time is set for 7pm at Agganis Arena. You can catch the BU broadcast online from BU’s official website or on AM 1510. Providence fans can catch the game here, or locally in Providence at AM 1240.
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